The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-27
EX-PRISONERs OF WAR.
What They Are Doing Throughout the Country.
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL. ASSOCIATION.

OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
President, W. II. Powell, Belleyille, III.
Vice President, A. T. Decker, New York.
Chaplain, Rev. G. G. McCabe. Ohio.
Historian, Frank II. Moran. Philadelphia, Pa.
Secretary and Treasurer, l.. Il. Williams, Room
z, No 1910 street n. w, Washington ID. q. az. o.
State Vice Presidents-T H. Howe. San Fran
cisco, Cal; t. u. Pitkin, Denver, Col; 3 A. Freer,
Hartford, Conn; Nj. II. Anderson, Washington, ID.
C.; Il. A. Cleveland. Chicago. Il; t. ii. Williams.
Indianapolis, Ind; w. ID. Lucas. Dies Moines. Iowa;
o. AZ. AeNary, Leavenworth, Kan; Henry Knipp,
Baltimore. Nd; i. l.. Curtis Marlboro Mass; b.
r. Finlayson, Detroit Mich; f. d. Green. Sleepy
Eye, Mimi; B. IT, Goodwin Emerson, Neb; J. J.
Dillon, Manchester, N. IL; T.. L. Hayes Glen
Ridge, N. j.; Alexander Shaler lsidgiield, n. ";
Geo. w. Nrooman, Toledo, Ohio; j.. II. Fortesque,
Philadelphia, Pa. Geo. b. Garfield. Wellsburg,
w. Va; Oscar Pierce, Milwaukee, Wis.
Executive Committee-Thos. III. Mckee. Wash
ington, ID G.; Charles O. Davis. Boston. Mass; w.
ID. Lucas Des Moines, Iowa; Ivory III. Pike. Bloom
ington, H.
KANSAS.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have read
the proceedings Of the annual Convention of
the National Association of Union Ex-Prson-
ers of War held at Chicago last month. The
proceedings were good, though think the
committee in drafting the pension bill should
have made the time while prisoner less than
80 days for as the bill now reads a great many
deserving comrades are left out who were capt
ured at Chickamauga and taken TO Richmond,
Va, where they were starved and reduced to
mere skeletons. About the last of November
there was an exchange Of 200 or 300 prisoners
and the rebel Sergeant picked out the ones he
thought would die before they reached Gods
country. Now these men were prisoners about
90 or 60 days, and 1 trust that the committee
will change the bin as TO include them.-P.
y. SAYRE 2lst III, Florence, Kan.
MICHIGAN.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Ex-
Prisoners Of War of this State held a business
meeting and banquet at Owosso recently. The
meeting was called 10 order by the President
Of the society, B. r. Finlayson, Of Detroit, who
made brief address aud stated the objects of
the organization. after which the following
officers were elected: President, w. III. Beasley,
of Ithaca; N.-Ps, l.. G. Mead. of Ovid. and H.
]. Barnard, Ionia; Sec. and Treas, J. l.. Rich
ard, Of Pompeii; Chap ]. S. Preston, Of
Lyons. Executive Committee-A. b. Crane. Of
Henderson J.W. Drake, Of Ovid; A.Wheelock,
of Ionia; J.. Brooks, of Kent County; b. Il.
Finlayson. Of Detroit. and b. Millman, Of lisa
bella County. A number of new members were
added 10 the list. We unanimously adopted
the action Of the Chicago Convention last
month. Committees were appointed from va
rious Congressional districts TO urge the MEM
bcrs OF said districts 10 work for the passage OF
the bill recommended at Chicago. The Ma
IlONAL lklBlNE WAS cOlBpilnchle0 ana eulO-
gzed for its efficient work in behalf Of the ex-
prisoners Of war and all matters pertaining TO
the soldiers. The meeting was decided sue
cess In the evening banquet was held
which was grand affair. the arrangement and
preparation Of which had been entirely left 10
the ladies Of Quackenbush W.R.C. The tables
fairly groaned under the weight Of the good
things prepared by the ladies' and there was
enough aud 10 spare after the long tables had
been twice filed, and a button-hole bouquet
was placed at each plate. Following the ban
! quet Comrade O. 5. Smith, Of Owosso, delivered
the address Of welcome on the part OF the city.
/ lie was responded TO by ID. X. Finlayson, OF
! Detroit. After some music the address of well
come on the part Of the soldiers was delivered
| by Jerome w. Turner, Of 0wosso, which was
responded 10 by j. l.. Richards of Pompeii. A
pleasant feature Of the evening was the pre-
scntation by the society Of Ia watch TO the re-
firing President OF the association, Il. II. Fin.
layson, OF Detroit. The presentation was made
by Comrade Griffin, Of st. Charles, aud was
complete surprise 20 Mr.. Finlayson.-W. III
BEAsLEY, Ithaca, Mich.